The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-08-27
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and iagera as 7ery prevalent through
at ST Landry
Air Il III I'LL bias been appointed
hy the Governor surveyor Of Vernon
parish vice Z. E. Ward, deceased.
KS damage has been done he COT.
ion III linton parish AZ Yet biit The
dry weather has seriously injured the
fodder
Eln Ilie l3ili inst near Aluason, Tier.
vile pafisi, Mr. = ". Robertson killed
blaek bear weighing between 400
aad 700 pounds III bis cane field.
tits estimated that lie cotton crop
of Alarohonse will be cut short fully
oao ialf This year, owing to therAFages
81 tie worms. These destructive pests
have appeared 10 other portions Of
tie State, bnt SO far have not inficted
great amount Of damage.
De Soto Dnnoerat: We ara in re-
eeipt Of letter from which we learn
shat The Treasurer of The State Nor
nal School at Natehitoches, who
recently skipped for Canada, with alt
It's funds bad made arrangements TO
settle % fnlI with tie BOARD, and that
therc would be no interruption IN the
exercises Of that Institution.
0nachata Telegraph The biggest
beet on record is reported from the
plantation Of ouG venerable friend Mr.
a Lazs1e II was 225 inches long, rs
inches IN circumference and weighed
% pounds. It.must be Of the skiing
beet variety, bat this we will not
state positively, our informant having
failed to enlighter us as 30 that.
Times Democrat Information Is
wanted Of Rosalia Bafbolla, who WAS
left 10 New Orleans BY her father,
Louis Baraolla, in the year ls52. ANY
one knowing her whereabonts, or Il
dead, the address Of her heirs, will con
fer favor BY communicating with
Drestes ]. 0rena, aitoraey-st-iAw, No
3l5 Pine street, San Francisco, Cal.
Colfax cEroaiele: MillersfTeqaently
offer reward for An ear Of corn a
foot long finley make any such offer
10 Mr.. Washer, who lives few miles
north Of Colfaz, they Will slip up on
1t. He brought two ears TO us this
week, the eobs Of both of which were
over foot long, while tho corn. on one
was ~ inches, and the other ia
inches.
Baton Rouge Truth AS result
Of Auditor Steele's wise administration
Of bis office, the FINAL settlements of
tax collectors in various parts Of The
State continue most dattering. The
tax collector OF East Feiiciana made
bis faal settlement a few days ago and
paid IN 953 per cent of bis entire roll.
Heof Franklin paid In 0Tl; jackson
95 Natehitoehes 95 /; Terrebonne a94
Terrebonne Times: The report
comes to MS properly authenticated
that several escaped penitentiary CON
victs are now lurking about the neigh,
berhood Of the town of Thibodanx
LafourcLe parish. The band consists
as is supposed, Of Sam Hooper, ABB
Mitchell, Sam Thomas and one or twc
others, all Of whom were tried AMI
convicted in Lafourcbe last April snt
have escaped from the penilentiary, a
Baton Ronge.
Acadia Sentinel Our young parisl
is taking the lead in the matter o
roads. New bridges are being built
and new roads are being laid0nt in al
portions of our parish, and spirit 0
progress is abroad in the land. Wher,
arc those prognostioators Of evil VIII
predicted that Acadia would soon ).
sorry Of the bargain she made IN Sc
ceding from 81. Landry? Echo ans
wers, sWhorel'
DeSoto Democrat In This paris
every member of the pelice Jury, eigh
IN nnmber, and the Parish Assessor
were voted for, and elected at the Dem
ocratie primary election, and all q
them were anti-MoEnery men but On,
and Gov. MeEDery accepted the resuI
As the will Of the Democracy of th
parish, and appointed every one .
them to Office. Seven of the nine wer
hispolilical opponents. Does this loo
like be only appointed bis friends /
Officer WeaFe notsa MeEneFy man, BIZ
we dislike iohear anybody 90 grossl
n1isreBresented.
0pelousas Courier No rain for u
past ten days, with west winds pr
yailing Cotton is opening rapid
and most planters have commence
picking. In some localities, Rhel
they missed the late showers of rail-
complaints ore being made Of ID
plant suffering and dropping ID
forms badly. The rice and cane crop
need more rain. The eaterpillars hav
Webbed uP and no material damag
has been sustained from them yet /
theydo not appear il force befor
three of loar weeks they will not bur
the crop materially
Any change in Virginia that woult
bring Mahone again to The surface snd
restore himto the Senate would be !
public calamity. Mahone is the en-,
bodineHt Of the very worst featnTeso 81
partisaRship, bossship and demagogue-
~ He achieved political success
blythe nRscrnpulous use Of methods
and means which have long been hate
FIJI 70 the people Fbe reelection Of
such an uapfincipled politician As
Malone b lie United States Senate
wonld be o repfoach to the Old Do
minion and a disgrace to the Republic
gay party ot tho nation. New York
void.
q taaQesniae speeial Of the 18th
Il ihe ipies smooFat, says. /.
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ale z ag NilaH seven hangs To-
nf 500 GOO evnsaee
hy tls vsysss ulal
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